A notorious runaway robot was arrested and the police had to handcuff the electronic device after somebody called the authorities to complain about it.

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New Delhi

September 17, 2016

UPDATED: September 17, 2016 20:17 IST

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A crazy runaway robot was found lingering outside a political rally when people called the authorities and soon police arrested the machine. The robot has already escaped from its lab twice.

The infamous robot -- Promobot -- was supporting Russian Parliament candidate Valery Kalachev in Moscow when authorities attempted to handcuff it and take it away.

Promobot which is short for Promotional Robot, is a unique machine created by Russian scientists and is designed to work in customer relations. It can realistically interact with humans and can even remember every person it has ever met.

It is believed that the arrest occurred after a member of public called police, as Promobots were recording the opinions of voters on a variety of topics "for further processing and analysis by the candidate's team".

According to a Mirror report, a company spokesman told Inverse magazine, "Police asked to remove the robot away from the crowded area, and even tried to handcuff him".

Thankfully, "According to eyewitnesses, the robot did not put up any resistance".

It is not the first time the infamous Promobot has hit the headlines as in the past, it has escaped its lab twice, which caused chaos in the city. Although the ruckus soon ended after its batteries ran out.

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